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Jeff Costello has agreed to a one-year, AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch.

He recently completed a four-year career at the University of Notre Dame, where he posted 13 goals, 22 points and 73 penalty minutes in 40 games last year. Costello was acquired by Tampa Bay on June 27 as part of a trade with the Vancouver Canucks for Jason Garrison. Tue, Aug 26, 2014 10:26:00 AM

Jeff Costello is open to attending Tampa Bay's training camp if he can't find a deal elsewhere.

The free agent forward has reportedly received some interest from a few teams. Costello was acquired from Vancouver as part of the trade that sent Jason Garrison to Tampa Bay. Wed, Aug 20, 2014 12:42:00 PM

Brayden Point scored his 21st of the season in a 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

Point extended his points streak to four games Saturday with his goal, in over 22 minutes of ice-time. . The forward has four points in that span. Despite his goal, Point went -3 in the game. Point scored his lone goal in the second period, giving Tampa a 2-1 lead. Point has 21 goals and 50 points in 59 games this season.

Johnson has collected four assists over that span. He's emerging from his first significant cold streak of the season where he was limited to just an assist over six contests. He has 16 goals and 42 points in 54 contests in 2017-18.

Cedric Paquette will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Buffalo Sabres.

Paquette has two goals and two assists in 34 games this season with the Lightning. He played more than 11 minutes on Monday night versus the Leafs but will sit in the press box on Tuesday alongside Andrej Sustr and Cory Conacher.

Peca registered an assist in the Lightning's 4-2 win over Vancouver. He was only summoned on Jan. 21, but he's made an immediate impact with two goals and five points in six games. That's led to him rapidly getting an increased role from 10:03 minutes in his NHL season debut to over 17 minutes in each of his last two games. "For him to come and step in and contribute the way he's doing, we don't know if we get a couple of these wins without his effort," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. He's not a bad gamble right now in fantasy leagues.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored two goals in a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Namestnikov, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos combined beautifully late in the third period to contribute two goals to Tampa's cause and put the game out of reach for the Flyers. Namestnikov is now up to 18 goals and 39 points in 49 games this season, putting him in the conversation for breakout fantasy player of the season. Brayden Point, Yanni Gourde and Ryan Callahan also scored in the win.

That's a big blow to the Lightning, as the team was already playing without top blueliner Victor Hedman. Palat has played well defensively this season, while contributing eight goals and 30 points in 46 games.

Chris Kunitz notched a goal and two assists in a 4-3 overtime win over Nashville on Tuesday night.

Kunitz opened the scoring with his second goal in the last two games. He also added helpers on goals by linemates Steven Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov. Kunitz has received a boost, while skating on the top line of the Lightning but any fantasy value he has will probably be short-term.

Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and three assists in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Kucherov did damage in each of the three periods. He helped set up Steven Stamkos' goal in the first period before adding one of his own to make it 2-0 for the Bolts. He then registered assists on Stamkos' second tally of the game and Alex Killorn's third-period goal. Kucherov finished the night with a plus-2 rating, six shots on goal and one hit in 18:06 of ice time. The Russian forward is now riding a five-game point streak (he has 10 points during that stretch). He's up to 31 goals and 76 points in 58 games this season.

Yanni Gourde scored his 22nd of the season in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

Gourde is currently riding a seven-game point streak. In his first full NHL season, he already has a 20-goal campaign under his belt as well as 43 points. The Bolts also got goals from Ryan Callahan and Vladislav Namestnikov in the loss.

Ryan Callahan ended his goal drought Thursday on a great individual effort.

Callahan hadn't scored since Oct. 24, but he finally found the back of the net on Thursday night. He made a great move on Philadelphia's Shayne Gostisbehere before beating goaltender Michal Neuvirth with another slick deke for a shorthanded marker.

Erne was called up from the minors Thursday and he scored on his first shot in his season debut with the Lightning. He was called up to provide a jolt of energy and made an immediate impact. However, you shouldn't rush to add him. Erne has tallied four goals in 27 career NHL appearances.

Sergachev was a healthy scratch in Tampa Bay's previous two contests. He was relegated to the press box after he yelled at a referee and threw a towel in a game against Chicago, which earned him an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Anton Stralman was scoreless in Monday's 2-0 win at Chicago, but he was able to pick up three blocked shots and five hits across 22:30 of ice time.

Stralman is stuck on 12 points with a plus-17 rating through 45 games this season. His real value to fantasy owners in deeper pools is for his blocked shots and hits. He now has 60 hits and 48 blocked shots to help fantasy owners in those categories.

Jake Dotchin will be a healthy scratch in Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils.

Dotchin has three goals and five assists in 43 games this season. He's now been a healthy scratch in five of Tampa's last six games. Slater Koekkoek and Matthew Peca will also watch the game from the press box.

Dan Girardi (lower body) is expected to play in Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.

The injury has forced him to miss each of the last three games. Girardi is paired with rookie Mikhail Sergachev during the pre-game warmup. The veteran has three goals and 12 points in 48 games this season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have scratched Andrej Sustr tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Lightning are warming up using 12 forwards with six at the back and it looks like Dan Girardi will be back in the lineup as well. Sustr has two goals in 22 games and is firmly off the fantasy radar.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves on 28 shots in a 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

The Russian goaltender has now lost two out of his last three decisions for the Bolts and has allowed nine goals in that span. Vasilevskiy's record falls to 34-12-2 with a 2.34 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

Peter Budaj is week-to-week with a lower body injury according to coach Jon Cooper.

It should not affect your fantasy team as Budaj rarely played with Andrei Vasilevskiy playing at a Vezina pace. Budaj is 3-3-1 this season with a 3.80 GAA and a .878 save percentage. The Lightning's new backup is Louis Domingue who was acquired seven weeks ago from Arizona.